https://www.edutopia.org/article/non-education-books-teachers
This post beckoned me to write my own recommendations of books that are not “teacher” books and have been instrumental in my professional development. These are a mix of non-fiction and fiction.
(And looking over my TBR list, this is a small fraction.)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Welcome to St. Hell by Lewis Hancox
Oh my goodness, I’ve read so many more and will read. bell hooks, Audre Lorde, re-readings of Octavia Butler, Kurt Vonnegut, too many to name this morning.
What books have influenced you that are not teaching books, but have impacted your teaching practices?
And good grief, how could I forget all my art books?!?!
When I was getting my Masters in Teaching, I flummoxed my instructors by picking “To Sir With Love” as my most influential book, while everyone else picked out a pedagogy theory book. They were skeptical. But I chose it anyway, wrote about the book and the movie and the subtleties of Sidney Poitier’s portrayal and in the end got an A. Because STORYTELLING MOTHERFUCKERS!
Thank you!